h wrote: > i was told to try > > dict() { dict "$@" | less; } That's not an alias ... this is: alias dict='dict $@ | less' -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi at freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org